The Scots Tory leader said she relishes the prospect of people “standing in the street” telling the US President “what we think of you”

By Lynn Davidson, Whitehall Correspondent

1st February 2018, 1:24 am

Updated: 1st February 2018, 1:50 am

TORY favourite Ruth Davidson sparked a rift with Theresa May yesterday after she declared it was a “bad idea” for Donald Trump to visit the UK.

In comments that threaten to deepen the diplomatic spat the PM spent weeks trying to repair, the Scots Tory leader said she relishes the prospect of people “standing in the street” telling the US President “what we think of you”.

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Ms Davidson was also forced to deny a fresh rumour that veteran MP Nicholas Soames would stand aside to give her a safe seat to become Tory leader as “total balls and fanciful to boot”.

She insisted: “I am not going to be replacing Theresa May. That’s not the way this is going to work. I am not the next leader of the Tory party.”
Sir Nicholas also tried to stamp out the rumour calling it “total balls low grade bullsh*t”.

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